Albert Blankley to be honored with Forty Under 40 award
Blankley manages Common Ground Health's day-to-day activities, including directly supervising research and analytics activities and IT operations.
New spotlight outlines changes needed to allow region’s residents to age in place
A new Common Ground Health spotlight, “Aging in Place - Re-imagining Housing for Older Adults,” examines the supports needed to help residents age in place.
Women of color are invited to gather for health
The event takes place from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Roundhouse Pavilion, Genesee Valley Park, Rochester. Speakers, singers and dancers will be performing throughout the day in the pavilion.
Community members invited to repaint street mural at Parsells Avenue and Greeley Street
The street painting, called Art on the Avenue, will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24.
Playful Learning Summit taps the power of play to transform education
The event emphasizes the power of play and creativity inside and outside the classroom.
Community members assess walkability and safety in walk audit pilot
Volunteers conducted walk audits to assess the walkability, accessibility and safety of a Henrietta Road. The walk audits are a pilot project led by the Aging Alliance.
Region’s residents say chronic conditions are their top health concerns
A new data Spotlight reveals the top health concerns of respondents on the My Health Story 2022 survey.
Award winners have dedicated decades to promoting health equity
Three long-time community activists were honored for their work at the 11th Speak Life! Health Equity Conference.
Speak Life! speakers to focus on the intersections of racism, health and the environment
The conference’s theme is “The Environmental Impact on Health: How Racism and Discrimination Shape Our Region’s Environment to Create Health Inequity.”
Regional life expectancy fell by three years since 2013
Spikes in the number of deaths from drug overdoses, homicide, heart disease and COVID-19 led to a three-year drop in life expectancy in the Finger Lakes region from 2013 to 2021.
Health survey data is available to community
Common Ground Health’s My Health Story 2022 Survey data was designed to be widely shared.
Groundbreaking report exposes COVID-19 pandemic’s long-lasting effects on Rochester youth’s mental health
As society adjusted to the COVID-19 pandemic’s “new normal,” a hidden crisis unfolded – the toll on youth mental health.